Sun Zhou was satisfied. "I'll check the goods this afternoon, and then I'll pay!"
This was natural, and Xu Ningyan had no objection, so the two reached an agreement.
The place for inspection and receipt of the goods has been decided. It's the same place where Xu Ningyan found Gu Zhiyuan injured last time, called Huangtuyan.
That place is sparsely populated, with winding alleys, making it perfect for this kind of work.
Sun Zhou was somewhat surprised by the place, but he didn't say much and nodded in agreement.
To show his sincerity, Xu Ningyan gave Sun Zhou the remaining half a pound of dried meat and more than a pound of red dates, and then left the yard with the empty basket.
The courtyard was surrounded by a large, open wasteland. Beyond the wasteland were houses near the train station, with various sheds scattered haphazardly, making it easy for people to hide.
Xu Ningyan walked quickly, crossed the wasteland, and disappeared behind the sheds.
When she came out, she had changed her appearance and was dressed in the same clothes she wore to work that day. She was carrying a bag of red dates and slowly walked back to the department store.
It was lunchtime in the cafeteria.
Back in her dorm, she put down the red dates and carried them into the cafeteria. Lin Hong spotted her immediately and waved to her.
Xu Ningyan got her lunch and sat down next to Lin Hong.
Lin Hong was so tired that she didn't have much of an appetite, but she still remembered to tell Xu Ningyan, "Come to the warehouse to see me tomorrow morning. I've saved some good things for you!"
Xu Ningyan accepted her kindness: "I went out shopping today and bought a bag of red dates. I'll share some with you later. You can soak these in water every day to nourish your blood and qi!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Hong knew that Xu Ningyan had gone to the black market.
The two exchanged knowing smiles, which was considered an agreement.
After eating, Xu Ningyan went back to her dormitory, saying she was going to rest for a bit. In reality, she rummaged through the things in her space, took out the things she had promised to sell to Sun Zhou, and put them aside.
I promised to sell 30 jin of noodles at the black market this afternoon. I weighed them myself, one jin at a time, using an electronic scale, and tied them with rope.
When selling, you won't need to borrow a scale from someone else.
I also checked the remaining supplies in the space.
Rubber shoes, various colored cotton fabrics, cotton coats, floral and plaid shirts, soap, toilet paper, sanitary napkins and other daily necessities were almost untouched.
That is, rice, flour, and whole grains, with a slight reduction.
If this collaboration with Sun Zhou goes well, we can continue to seek him out next time to clear out the goods in our space and exchange them for some cash or hard currency like gold bars.
After tidying up a bit, seeing that it was almost time for the afternoon shift, Xu Ningyan went to the supply and marketing department. Only Sister Yang was left. She happily grabbed a handful of the red dates she had brought back and gave them to Sister Yang.
Sister Yang had seen good things before, and her eyes lit up when she saw the dates: "These are grey dates from Xinjiang? These are really good stuff, where did you get them from—" She immediately realized something, smiled, and stopped asking questions.
She tried one, and its sweet taste made Sister Yang's eyes squint.
This handful of red dates wasn't expensive, and it was a rare item, so Sister Yang didn't feel any guilt about keeping it.
In return, she said, "You're free this afternoon, why don't you go out and wander around? I'll stay here!"
Xu Ningyan had this idea in mind. After thanking Sister Yang, he happily left the supply and marketing department.
He went to the warehouse first, grabbed a couple of handfuls of goods for Lin Hong, and after watching them unload for a while, he estimated that it was about time before saying goodbye.
I checked the time when I left home; it was 2:40 PM.
He changed back into the same gear he used for the black market, and carried a heavy basket of six large tubes of noodles as he walked behind the culvert.
It seems Sun Zhou had already given the order. When the two men saw Xu Ningyan, they didn't take any more money from her. They waved and gestured for her to go inside.
As soon as I entered, I was surrounded by people who had been waiting for a while and wanted to buy noodles.
There were far fewer people selling goods on the black market in the afternoon. It was fortunate that Xu Ningyan had made preparations in advance, otherwise she wouldn't know where to borrow scales.
Because they had been pre-packaged, the 30 jin (15 kg) of noodles sold out very quickly.
Xu Ningyan packed up her basket and walked outside, where the man who had taken her to see Sun Zhou earlier came to greet her.
As the two passed each other, Xu Ningyan whispered, "Meet me at Huangtuyan in about an hour."
After saying that, he lowered his head and left in a hurry.
After passing through the shantytown, Xu Ningyan confirmed that no one was following her, changed her clothes, and returned to the main road.
When she arrived at Huangtuyan, following her memory from last time, she walked through the winding alleys and chose a desolate-looking, uninhabited courtyard.
I climbed over the wall and took a quick look; there were indeed no signs of anyone living there.
Only then did he feel relieved. He tidied up the main room in the middle a bit, freeing up half the space, and moved all the supplies he had promised to sell to Sun Zhou out of the space.
There weren't many of these things; they were just piled up in a small corner. Xu Ningyan thought for a moment and then found a few door panels from the nearby, almost collapsed house to cover them up slightly.
After changing back into her black market makeup, she walked out of the door.
After looking around to make sure no one was there, he walked to the entrance of Huangtuyan Alley and waited for Sun Zhou and his party to arrive.
Before long, Sun Zhou came over with two or three burly men. They were very cautious, keeping several meters apart and pretending not to know him.
Upon seeing Xu Ningyan, Sun Zhou's expression visibly relaxed.
Without exchanging greetings, they tacitly followed one after the other, with Xu Ningyan leading the way and the others following behind into the alley.
When we arrived at the courtyard where we had put our things, we pushed open the door and went inside.
Sun Zhou and his group scouted the area outside, leaving one person to guard the outside before entering the courtyard.
Upon entering the main room, following Xu Ningyan's gaze, they looked towards the corner.
Sun Zhou tilted his head, and someone stepped forward and lifted the wooden board, revealing the pile of supplies.
His men were all used to this job, and without Sun Zhou giving any instructions, they each had a clear division of labor.
They started weighing and counting.
There wasn't much stuff, and the rice and flour were all in 50-jin bags, packaged in the most ordinary snakeskin bags.
The rapeseed oil came in two large plastic square containers.
After his men finished counting, they nodded to Sun Zhou to indicate that the items were correct.
A slight smile appeared on Sun Zhou's face as he took money out of his pocket and asked, "Do you want tickets or not?"
Xu Ningyan thought for a moment, then asked for the tickets. She pointed to the plastic jug containing oil and the snakeskin bag containing rice and flour, saying, "I'll give you the stuff, but I'm taking the jug containing oil and this bag with me."
Sun Zhou had sharp eyes; those snakeskin bags and those plastic square pots were highly sought-after items that he had never had the chance to obtain. Now that he had seen them, there was no reason for him to let them go.
They immediately offered to buy it, since those in their line of work also need these kinds of things!
Xu Ningyan hesitated for a moment, and Sun Zhou raised the price a little more before she reluctantly agreed to sell.
In the end, they collected a total of 320 yuan from Sun, plus some miscellaneous tickets and a few industrial coupons.
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